Category: Kelly Writers House

Poem about the Writers House

Bob Perelman is soon sending his new manuscript of poems to Roof Books and shared with me this poem, to be included in the new book, about the Writers House in response to WCW’s “Spring and All.” *** AL AND ALL   for Al Filreis By the path to the...

KWH/CPCW win “Draw Down the Lightning” grant

Here is an article about a new grant. At an energizing reception held at the University Meeting and Guest House, members of the 12 winning teams of the inaugural Draw Down the Lightning grants broke bread while sharing ideas, celebrating successes, and thinking about the challenges ahead—literally embodying the collaborative...

Student generations

Family Weekend. Another moment for realizing how long I’ve been doing this work and how deep & sustained many of my relationships are. Here I am yesterday with Rachel, who was my student and advisee in the early 1990s, and Josh, her son, who is currently my student and my...

Thomas Devaney’s “Poem—for Al Filreis”

I was honored, on the occasion of my 50th birthday, to hear—and then later to read in print, in Jubilat—a poem by Tom Devaney dedicated to me. I like to think that it’s a wonderful poem regardless of my grateful feelings about its dedication and fine memories of the party...

Interview/conversation with poet Larry Price

New—an interview/conversation with poet Larry Price, moderated by me and Bill Fuller: https://jacket2.org/podcasts/larry-price ‘In this episode, poet Larry Price joins Al Filreis and William Fuller for an interview in the Wexler Studio at the Kelly Writers House to discuss his new book 1/0 (“one over zero”), as well as some...